Welcome back to another Oscar season! I’m Matt Brennan, editor in chief of The Envelope, and each Wednesday from now until Jan. 7, I’ll be sending you a (digital) editor’s letter with some highlights ...

TUE., NOV. 18, 2025 — FRONTLINE, the award-winning PBS documentary series produced at GBH in Boston, has announced the launch of FRONTLINE FEATURES — a new effort dedicated to producing cinematic ...

"LEGEND: The Complete Story of Larry Bird" is an original documentary surrounding the life and career of NBA legend Larry Bird. From his early life in rural French Like, Indiana, to his historic ...

DOC NYC, America's largest festival for documentaries, celebrates its 16th edition beginning Wednesday, with screenings held at venues in New York City through Nov. 20, and continuing online through ...

'Mr. Scorsese,' 'Ocean With David Attenborough' and 'Orwell: 2+2=5' also won multiple awards at Sunday night's awards ceremony. By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital The Perfect Neighbor topped ...

It’s been 50 years since the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. The Fitzgerald sank on the evening of Nov. 10, 1975 during a particularly rough storm on Lake Superior. There are no survivors or ...

There are films you watch, and then there are stories that haunt you long after the screen fades to black. These five Netflix documentaries from 2025 are your perfect watch list. From gripping ...

Director DW Medoff is a king of gnarly horror, whether in his stomach-churning I Will Never Leave You Alone or his heart-wrenching Pollen. Now, for the first time, Medoff is taking on a film from a ...

One of the subgenres ushered in by the streaming era is the celebrity documentary. It’s not that they didn’t exist previously, but the number of celebrity documentaries pumped out by streaming ...

Documentary and journalism share a common language. Both chase the truth, shine light on hidden corners, and help us make sense of a complicated world. It’s fitting, then, that this year’s GlobeDocs ...

True crime documentaries aren’t for everyone, but if you can’t get enough of real-life horror stories, you’re not alone. The popular genre gives viewers a peak into the minds of killers and the ...